Gender, Race, and Nationalism in Contemporary Black Politics (Comparative Feminist Studies)

An examination of the interrelationship between gender, race, narrative, and nationalism in black politics specifically within American politics as a whole. The author not only highlights the critical role of race and gender, she goes further to show how they operate to define political discourse and to determine public policy. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Introduction....Pages 1-15 Toward a Black Feminist Frame of Reference: Gender, Nationalism, and the Ironies of Black Politics....Pages 17-50 “We Shall Have Our Manhood”: Black Macho, the Black Cultural Pathology Paradigm, and the Million Man March....Pages 51-74 The Black Cultural Pathology Paradigm and George W. Bush’s Faith-Based and Fatherhood Initiatives....Pages 75-107 “A Threat from Within”: The Black Woman as Traitor in African American Thought and Politics....Pages 109-145 Conclusion “When and Where I Enter”: Gender and Black Feminist Praxis in the Study and Interpretation of Black Politics....Pages 147-168 Back Matter....Pages 169-236 This compelling book examines the interrelationship between gender, race, narrative, and nationalism in black politics specifically and within American politics as a whole. Nikol Alexander-Floyd's new work highlights the critical role of race and gender, showing how they operate to define political discourse and to determine public policy